Scientists describe carbon cycle in a subglacial freshwater lake in Antarctica for first time
TAMPA, Fla. (May 1, 2023) – Subglacial lakes that never see the light of day are among the least accessible frontiers of ...
Tag: Antarctica
The ice in Antarctica has melted before
Sixty per cent of the world's fresh water is bound up in Antarctic ice sheets. Thirty million cubic kilometres of ...
Deep ocean currents around Antarctica headed for collapse, study finds
The deep ocean circulation that forms around Antarctica could be headed for collapse, say scientists. Such decline of this ocean ...
Drones detect moss beds and changes to Antarctica climate
Researchers have been using drones to map large areas of Antarctica this summer in efforts to monitor the effects on ...
Climate tipping: West Antarctica ice sheet collapse may stabilise northern ocean currents
It has been hypothesised, that the tipping of one element of the Earth’s system can catalyse the tipping of others ...
Beyond Epica deep drilling campaign begins in Antarctica
As summer in the southern hemisphere draws near, researchers are starting to work again at the remote Little Dome C ...
Delft Circuits chosen by NASA JPL Scientist to support BICEP project in Antarctica
Delft, Netherlands, November 9, 2022 – Delft Circuits, maker of the world’s most advanced cryogenic cabling solutions, today proudly announces ...
Marine Protected Areas in Antarctica should include young emperor penguins, scientists say
Woods Hole, MA (August 31, 2022) - Scientists at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and European research institutions are ...
Research team provides novel baseline data on leopard seals, the mysterious apex predators of Antarctica
WACO, Texas (Aug. 26, 2022) – Baylor University marine biologist Sarah Kienle, Ph.D., has always been fascinated by leopard seals. These ...
Research team provides novel baseline data on leopard seals, the mysterious apex predators of Antarctica
WACO, Texas (Aug. 26, 2022) – Baylor University marine biologist Sarah Kienle, Ph.D., has always been fascinated by leopard seals. These ...
Icefish breeding colony of 60 million active nests found in Weddell Sea, Antarctica
Researchers reporting in the journal Current Biology on January 13 have discovered a massive breeding colony of notothenioid icefish in ...
World’s largest fish breeding area discovered in Antarctica
Near the Filchner Ice Shelf in the south of the Antarctic Weddell Sea, a research team has found the world's ...
Antarctica: Beyond Epica exploring the climate of the past
The first ice core drilling campaign of Beyond Epica-Oldest Ice is starting in Antarctica at the Little Dome C site. ...
Tracking down microplastics in Antarctica
Microplastics are everywhere, even in the most remote places. Where do these tiny pieces of plastic come from? Researchers from ...
Researchers travel to Antarctica to Study Katabatic Winds’ impact on Antarctic Ice Sheet
Scott T. Salesky, an assistant professor of meteorology at the University of Oklahoma, is the principal investigator of a recently ...
One size does not fit all in Antarctica: climate change will impact Antarctic seals differently
A New Zealand-led international study published today in Global Change Biology, reveals how climate change may impact seals in one ...